Egg recall springs from possible salmonella contamination at one of America's largest egg companies.
A United States Department of Agriculture inspector checks eggs at a Maine farm. Industry and government efforts have led to stricter standards and tracking to avoid contamination of eggs. In Iowa, one of the largest US egg companies has announced a nationwide egg recall because of possible salmonella contamination.
Robert F. Bukaty/AP/FileBy Laurent Belsie / August 17, 2010 CSMONITOR
One of the nation's largest egg-producing companies has initiated a nationwide recall of eggs packaged from May 16 through Aug. 13 because of concerns they could be contaminated with salmonella .
The egg recall was voluntarily initiated by Wright County Eggs, based in Galt, Iowa. The company says the suspect eggs come in packages stamped with one of these three plant numbers: P1026, P1413 and P1946.
The way to tell if your eggs are part of the recall is to check the end of your egg carton. If it's stamped with one of those three numbers (the P stands for plant), then look carefully at the number that follows.
